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• Sacrament of Reconciliation


  Also called Confession or Penance, it is about the mercy of Jesus Christ. Confessing our sins reconciles us to God and restores us to his grace and intimate friendship.
• Parts of Reconciliation

  • Contrition
  • Confession
  • Act of Penance
  • Absolution
• Contrition


  The most important act of the penitent, which is 'heartfelt sorrow and aversion for the sin committed along to sin no more'
• Confession


  Requires in the penitent the will to open his heart to the minister of God, and in the minister a spiritual judgment by which, acting in the person of Christ, he pronounces his decision of forgiveness or retention of sins in accord with the power of the keys
• Act of Penance


  True conversion is completed by acts of penance or satisfaction for the sins committed, by amendment of conduct, and also by the reparation of injury
• Absolution


  Through the sign of absolution, God grants pardon to the sinner who in sacramental confession manifests his change of heart to the Church's minister, and thus the sacrament of penance is completed
• Venial sin


  Weakens charity; it manifests a disordered affection for created goods; it impedes the soul's progress in the exercise of the practice of the moral good; it merits temporal punishment
• Mortal sin


  It must be of a grave matter, i.e. an offense against the 10 commandments; It is committed with full knowledge, i.e. one understands how grave it is; It is done with deliberate consent, i.e., I know it is a sin but I do it anyway
• Different kinds of sin

  • Sin according to the virtues they oppose
  • Sins against neighbor, God, or oneself
  • Spiritual and carnal sins
  • Sin in thought, word, or deed
• Incarnation


  A Christian doctrine that God became flesh, that God assumed a human nature
• Immaculate Conception


  Refers to the dogma that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin in preparation for becoming the Mother of God, the Son Jesus Christ
• Annunciation


  The announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive a son by the power of the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:26-38). The angel's pronouncement is met with Mary's willing consent, "Here I am, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word"
• The Annunciation has its main focus on the Incarnation: God became man to save us
• Bethlehem


  Refers to the birthplace of Jesus Christ
• Nazareth


  The place where the Virgin Mary originally came from
• Lent


  A Germanic word that means spring season. The Latin equivalent is quadragesima a word meaning "forty days". Lent is a spiritual spring, a time for spiritual growth and renewal. The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.
• Three Pillars of Lent

  • Prayer
  • Fasting and Abstinence
  • Almsgiving
• Prayer


  It invites us to be reflective and grow closer to God
• Fasting and Abstinence


  Fasting is the reduction of one's intake of food, while abstinence refers to refraining from something good and not inherently sinful such as meat
• Almsgiving


  Almsgiving is a form of self-denial, sacrifice on behalf of others
• Ash Wednesday


  This event marks the beginning of the Lenten season
• Palm Sunday


  Marks the beginning of the Holy Week
• Filipino Practices during Lenten Season

  • Waving of Palaspas
  • Pabasa ng Pasyon
  • Stations of the Cross
• Waving of Palaspas


  It is the day in which the faithful commemorate and honor Jesus Christ's glorious entry into Jerusalem as Savior and King
• Pabasa ng Pasyon


  It is the chanting of life and suffering of Jesus Christ
• Stations of the Cross


  It is a series of 14 pictures or carvings portraying events in the Passion of Christ, from his condemnation by Pontius Pilate to his entombment
• Paschal Mystery


  One of the central concepts of Christian faith relating to the history of salvation